Mark 12:41-44 The Widow’s Offering
1. What does it mean to be poor? Have you ever experienced this state?
2. How did Jesus compare the actions of the rich people to the poor woman? (12:43-44)
3. What made the woman’s contribution so special in Jesus’ eyes? (12:44)
4. What does this story tell us about what God wants from us in our walk with Him?
Mark 13:1-31 Signs of the End of the Age
5. What did Jesus’ disciples ask Him privately on the Mount of Olives? (13:3-4)
6. What must happen before Christ returns? (13:10)
7. What will the greatest temptation be during the "days of distress?" (13:21-23)
8. How can we avoid this mistake if we are faced with this choice?
9. What did Jesus want us to learn from the blossoming of a fig tree? (13:28-29)
10. What signs from this passage do you think have been fulfilled? What do you think about the idea that we are living in the "end times?"
9. What step can you take this week to pray, go to church, and do other spiritual devotions only out of a desire to please God?